North Carolina § 162B-2 - Emergency meetings.
Full text of North Carolina North Carolina General Statutes § 162B-2 — Emergency meetings., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 162B-2. Emergency meetings.
Statute text Whenever the Governor and Council of State acting together declare an emergency to exist by reason of actual or impending hostile attack upon the State of North Carolina and, due to the emergency so declared, it becomes imprudent or impossible to conduct the affairs of local government at the regular or usual place or places thereof, the governing body of each political subdivision of this State is hereby authorized to meet from time to time upon call of the presiding officer or a majority of the members thereof at the designated emergency location of government during the period of the emergency and until the emergency is declared terminated by the Governor and Council of State. History (1959, c. 349.)
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does North Carolina General Statutes § 162B-2 cover?
Section 162B-2 ("Emergency meetings.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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